Mount Ayr humbled at Nodaway Valley, 84-43
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A trio of Raiderette defenders converge on a Nodaway Valley player. Pictured are Jaxy Knight (25); Jaylee Shaffer (13); and Izzy Gilbertson (33). PHOTO BY DARLA SOBOTKA.
The Mount Ayr Raiderette girl’s basketball team finished up the pre-Christmas break portion of their schedule on December 19 at Nodaway Valley.
Mount Ayr is one of the good stories of the POI this year with a 6-2 team and not a senior in their starting lineup. Nodaway Valley came into the game as the No. 5 ranked team in Class 2A and just one loss in eight games. Something had to give, and it was the Raiderettes. Nodaway Valley would take an 84-43 win to improve to 7-1. Mount Ayr fell to 4-1 in the POI while NV improved to 3-1. Mount Ayr saw their record slip to 6-3.
Wins over Nodaway Valley have been tough in recent meetings. The Raiderettes had won seven in a row coming into the game since January 2020.
On December 19, the Raiderettes stayed with the Wolverines early, trailing 21-13 after the first quarter. The Raiderettes trailed by eight points, 14-6 halfway through the first quarter, but cut the NV lead to four points, 17-13 with a minute left in the quarter. Nodaway Valley would end the quarter on a 4-0 run to build their eight-point lead back.
In the second quarter, Nodaway Valley led by double figures and extended their lead to 46-29 at halftime after out-scoring Mount Ayr 25-16 in the quarter. Both teams combined for 41 points in the quarter. Mount Ayr was as close at 11 points with a minute left in the half, only to see Nodaway Valley end the quarter on a 6-0 run.
After halftime, Mount Ayr struggled to put a dent in the Wolverines lead, as Nodaway Valley used a 22-7 run in the quarter to extend their lead to 68-36 after three quarters. Nodaway Valley would outscore Mount Ayr 16-7 in the final quarter to secure the win.
Izzy Gilbertson led Mount Ayr in scoring with 11 points, 8 rebounds, 3 assists, and 3 blocked shots. Gilbertson had seven of her points in the first half. Dannie Stewart and Breya Nickle each had 9 points. Four different Mount Ayr players made a three-pointer. They were Nickle with two, and Jaylee Shaffer, MaKel Jones, and Stewart each with one make.
Nodaway Valley had a pair of players score 25 points as senior Lindsey Davis and sophomore Izzy Eisbach. Jorja Holliday added 11 points and 8 rebounds. The Wolverines were on fire from the third-point line, making 11-of-27 attempts. Eisbach and Mylee Comstock each were 3-for-4, Davis and Maddie Weston each made two three-pointers and Holliday had one make. The Wolverines were also 13-for-15 from the free throw line whereas Mount Ayr was 4-for-10 from the line.
The two teams will play again in Mount Ayr on January 30. The Raiderettes will host Class 1A No. 3 Martensdale-St. Mary’s in their first game back from Christmas break, on January 5. The following two games are on the road at SW Valley on January 9 and at Central Decatur on January 11.
Nodaway Valley 84, Mount Ayr 43
1 2 3 4 Final
MA 13 6 7 7 43
NV 21 25 22 16 84
MOUNT AYR (43): Jaylee Shaffer 2-4 0-0 5, Dannie Stewart 4-10 0-0 9, Breya Nickle 3-11 1-4 9, Jaxy Knight 2-9 0-0 4, Izzy Gilbertson 4-8 3-6 11, Abby Larson 0-1 0-0 0, MaKel Jones 1-1 0-0 3, Kensie Barnes 0-0 0-0 0, Karly Elwood 1-1 0-0 2. Totals: 17-45 4-10 43.
NODAWAY VALLEY (84): Annika Nelson 2-5 0-0 4, Izzy Eisbach 7-14 8-9 25, Lindsey Davis 10-25 3-4 25, Bella Hogan 1-3 0-0 2, Jorja Holliday 4-7 2-2 11, Maddie Weston 2-5 0-0 6, Liv Laughery 1-4 0-0 2, Mylee Comstock 3-4 0-0 9, Megan McCall 0-1 0-0 0, Taylor Day 0-0 0-0 0. Totals:39-68 13-15 84.
3-Pt. FG: 5-21 (Nickle 2-9, Stewart 1-4, Shaffer 1-3, Jones 1-1, Knight 0-2, Gilbertson 0-1). Rebounds: 24 (Gilbertson 8, Stewart 4, Nickel 3, Knight 3, Shaffer 2, Jones 2, Elwood 1, Barnes 1). Assists: 14 (Gilbertson 3, Shaffer 3, Nickle 2, Jones 2, Larson 1, Knight 1, Stewart 1). Steals: Nickle 2, Stewart 1, Knight 1). Blocked Shots: 5 (Gilbertson 3, Nickle 1, Elwood 1). Total Fouls: 13. Fouled Out: none.
